Come And Get It! --
The Homestead Act
Materials:
· Copies of page 48, scissors, colored markers or pencils
· Research the Homestead Act and the land rush. Take a copy of the notice template on page 48
CREATING THE ADVERTISEMENT
· Use the information you’ve learned to create an advertisement (on the template) meant to entice new farmers to settle the Great Plains area. The advertisement should focus on either the Homestead Act of 1862 or on the land rush, and it should contain related facts.
· Find examples of old ads and notices on the Internet to get a better idea of how they were designed.
· After you have finished the advertisement, have cut out the notice.
· On the back of the notice, do one of the following:
o Draw a picture of a farmer in front of his sod house. Write a few sentences describing what it must have been like to live in such a house.
o Draw a large “T ” on the paper. On the left side, write a list of pros associated with being a homesteader. On the right side, write a list of cons.
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Tracing the Old Spanish Trail--
· The Old Spanish Trail was a continuation of the Santa Fe Trail, with its jumping-off point at Santa Fe. From here, pioneers continued in a northwest direction. Once they crossed the Colorado River they turned southwest, crossed the Mojave Desert and Sierra Madre Mountains, and headed to Los Angeles.
· After they have traced all four trails, fill in the map key with the color that corresponds to each trail. Keep their maps handy so you can use them for the next activity.
The Homestead Act
Materials:
· Copies of page 48, scissors, colored markers or pencils
· Research the Homestead Act and the land rush. Take a copy of the notice template on page 48
CREATING THE ADVERTISEMENT
· Use the information you’ve learned to create an advertisement (on the template) meant to entice new farmers to settle the Great Plains area. The advertisement should focus on either the Homestead Act of 1862 or on the land rush, and it should contain related facts.
· Find examples of old ads and notices on the Internet to get a better idea of how they were designed.
· After you have finished the advertisement, have cut out the notice.
· On the back of the notice, do one of the following:
o Draw a picture of a farmer in front of his sod house. Write a few sentences describing what it must have been like to live in such a house.
o Draw a large “T ” on the paper. On the left side, write a list of pros associated with being a homesteader. On the right side, write a list of cons.
Turn into the Centers basket before you attach to Green construction paper � m���x�ont-family:Symbol;color:black'>· Then you will attach it to Green construction paper with the title: “Story Quilt of my Westward Adventure”.
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Tracing the Old Spanish Trail--
· The Old Spanish Trail was a continuation of the Santa Fe Trail, with its jumping-off point at Santa Fe. From here, pioneers continued in a northwest direction. Once they crossed the Colorado River they turned southwest, crossed the Mojave Desert and Sierra Madre Mountains, and headed to Los Angeles.
· After they have traced all four trails, fill in the map key with the color that corresponds to each trail. Keep their maps handy so you can use them for the next activity.